Locker



R B. BUZZAIRD.

LOCKER APPLICATION FILED JULY 11, 1920.

Patented Sept. 20, 1921.

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' Wvrrr- ATTORNEY R. B. BUZZAIRD.

LOCKER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 17, I920.

Patented Sept. 20,1921.

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ATTORN UNITED STATES v RALEIGH n iauzznmn; or wasnmetrom DISTRICT or corumi s rigfhssienoniBi;-e

MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO

DAVIS AUTOMATIC EQUIPMENT;CORPORATION} OE NEW YORK, N. 71., A COBlORATION on NEW OR j y tocxnnq. l

have invented anew and-usefulLocker,'-of

which the'following is'a specification;

Theobject of the invention is-to' provide certain improvements in public coin-c'ontrolled lockers, wherein articles can be checked and looked upon the deposit of a coin. To this end the invention may be saidto comprise the=parts,- improvements and combinations hereinafter described in preferred embodiment,*andmore particularly pointed out in the appended claims! In the accompanying drawingsforming part hereof:

Figure 1 is'a fragmentary fr'ontelevation of the framememberof thelocker'struc'ture which carries the locks, showing the openings for the top door lock and forthe'control lockat the-bottom, withan the region between broken out. Q' j V f Fig. 2 is a fragmentary vertical section on the line 2 -2 ofFig. 1, showing one of the doorlocks andfthe control lock-in place.

Fig; 3 is a fragmentary vertical section on I the line 33 ofFig- 1, showing one of'the "door locks in place, in itsrelation toythe'coin chute." Y I Fig. 4 is asideelevationofthe'frame member, with portions broken out-at "different elevations, showing three ofthe catches for retaining the'do'or locks,- and with the control rod raised and pushed-backon the coin chute, in the position whichit would occupy preparatory Y to withdrawing the v casing. A lesser raising than thiso'f the'control rod is suflicient to release the'catches ofthe door locks, to permitthe latter to'be takenout.

Fig. 5 is a frontielevation on a smalls'cale of a single rowiloc'ker, an intermediatepon 4 tion being broken'out. f Y Y 1 Fig. 6 is a horizontal section on the l ne Y of Fig, 4.

' Fig}? is a horizontal sectiomon' the line 7'-7'of Fig. 5. The lockers I a're built a multiple structure comprising one or more vertical rows of locker compartments, Eaehlocker or locker compartment 1 has a -door 2', which can be locked by a coin lock 3 in the vertical frame member 4 extending along the free edges of open. 'A1so,-' upon occasion; catches wouldbecome'loo'se on the control Y The locks themselves 1 i fi ie of LeitirS11.afn.ti-' nt dsenfi- 2 11921 1920. send-n6. 397,121. r I

the door-openings at all the compartments of the vertical row. There is consequently a vertical -r0W of. locks corresponding to each vertical row of compartments. nism of each of the locks-is carried 'bya "front plate or escutc'heonfi, which occupies an opening 6 in the frame member, theplate havin rearwardly projecting flanges 7; 8,

' The m cha- 9-at t e top and sides entering the" opening,

and a downward projec'tiOrilOat the bottom wh ch hooks :behind thebottom' of the open- The topflange 7 of each lock plate-has a slot 11 which receives a-vertica-lly sliding catch 12, 'mounted in a suitable -guide'13 on the back ofthefront wall of said fl-Irame member, and having a knob 14: which pro ects outwardly through a slot' 15. "There is one of these catchesforea ch off the locks,

and the several catches are independent of each other, sothat anyone of the locks can be taken out without freeing the others.

Heretofore' it has been thepractice to hold the locks in' place by -'a cured upon a common control frod, so that in order to'- remove one of the locksitwas necessaryflto 7 release t llofthem, with the result that-one or more 'of the otherswere This-was not only inconlikely to fa'll out, v'enient,'but in replacing the-locks theywere likely to become mixed, so that a patron sometimes foundthat his keyfwould not unlock the compartment where-hehad left his possessions, or

eries Of- Catche e; Y

would give him access toa compartment which he was not entitled"to one of} "the rod and drop dowm givingrise-to serious difiiculty." 1 According to this invention the'individual',

independently operable catches 12 are separate from a commonvertical-control rod or bar! 16, which is "contained within the frame member and has a series of downwa'rdly fa'oing shoulders 17 whichnormally overlie the catches and prevent them being raised-sufficient ly' to free the locks, as long a s the control rodis-held downl Q variety of suitable or in the door-opening side wall of'the rame member 4, to engage a keeper on the door.

A coin-entrance 20 in the plate 5 admits the coin to mechanism in the lock whereby the bolt can be'projected' to lock the door, as by turning a knob or key,in the particular 7 this. invention, special illustration thereof is unnecessary. f p 1 The coinsfrom the several locks'are delivered from rearwardly, inclined chutelips 23 at the bottoms thereof to entrance opening's24in the front wall of a coin chute25 extending vertically in the interior of the framemember throughout the lengths thereof,and= deliveringinto a coin receptacle (not shown) -in the lower part of the structure.

Saidv chute is removable through an opening in the top of the locker structure, where it is provided with ahandle 26' for the purpose, and is held against displacement in any transverse or horizontal direction by bearing against the side and front and back walls of thejhollow framezmember. aThus, the back of,the coin chute cmay rest against a fixed back, wall 27,Tand a sidefflange 28 on the chute (suitably cut away for the passage of the bolts 18 may project into bearing relation to the fixed front wall while, laterally,

ithe'ichute-vis inbearing relation to the inner sidewall29 andhas brackets 30 on its other side extending-to the outer side wall.

Saidbrackets 30 fixed on the coin chute ha-ve'verticalslotted openings 31 in-theirforward-portions in which the control rodl16 is-lat'erally sustained, and vertically guided so asto' {be vcapable of movement relatively to the chute. 7'

-The control rod is" normally positively heldlzin' its downward position, opposing raisingof-any of the catches 12, by a twoarmed lever 32 ,connected'tfo the lower part of thecontrol rod bya pivot 33. The body 'ofqthe lever isdisposed. vertically, and its upperarm has a rearwardly projecting, rounded-end nose 34, which projects over the .top off'on'e of the brackets 30, to fulcrum thereon when the lower end ofthe lever is pulled forward, thereby raising the rod relatively to-thechute. A,transversely pro-.

jecting-handle 35 on the lower end; of --the leverisprovided for .pullingit forward.

' The sameha'ndle:35;,preferably also serves as an ,abutmentjwhereby the control rod},,-aI11d a lock 36- which occupies an opening' 37 in the lowerpart .f the frame memberi. This lock comprises a suitable front plate,h'av ng a portion 38 which hooks under one edge of said opening, and carrying a key lock mechanism 39, the boltof which can beprojectedlifted so as to release the door locks, and also locks both the coin chute and the control rod against withdrawalfrom the locker structure. When the lock 36 is opened, or re moved, the control rod can be lifted by its leverto' free the separate lock catches 12, or the coin chute and control vrod assemblage can be withdrawnthrough the top of the structure by pulling on the handle 26.

In order thus to remove the chute and rod, the rod must first be moved upward a distance on the chute and backward, so that its forwardly projecting portions may clear the catches 12 when the assemblage is lifted out. For this purpose the back of the control rod is notched or recessed at intervals, asindicated at 40. I i

, -What I claim as new is: Y

1. In a locker, the combination witlra,

partments with doors, and locks for said doors mounted removably in the; frame of.

the structure at one side of the door open- 'ings, of individual catches in the frame for holding said locks in place, a'common rod separate from the catches forholding and releasing the same, a lever for raising said place, a common rod separate rod, the frame having an opening giving .ac-

cess to said lever, and a lock and closure commanding said opening-and rod against releasing movement,

3. Ina locker, the: combination with a locking said structure forming a vertical-row of COII! partments with doors, and locks for said doorsmounted removably in the frame of the structure at one side ofthe dooropenings, of individual catches in the frame for hold ng said locks in place, a" common rod separate from the catches for holding-and releasing the same, alev'er on. the rod for ralsing the'same, and a lock and closure commanding said'opening and cooperating with said lever to lock leasing movement.

the rod against .re- 7 RALEIGH B. BUZZ IRDQ 

